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Welcome to Piney Woods ...

Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County<1>.

Piney Woods is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Piney Woods lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Piney Woods (for example, toward New Hope), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Piney Woods: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Piney Woods ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Piney Woods - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi and North Carolina (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piney Woods.

Communities near Piney Woods ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Piney Woods.

  • Chattanooga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Newnan Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
  • Lytle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lytle is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
  • East Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • East Brainerd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
  • Middle Valley Estates
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 people
  • Red Bank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Collegedale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fort Oglethorpe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Signal Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Piney Woods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piney Woods.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Piney Woods. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piney Woods.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney Woods. See our Newspapers Page for Piney Woods.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piney Woods ...

Looking for more information about Piney Woods? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Piney Woods, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Piney Woods.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piney Woods - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Piney Woods area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Piney Woods area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.